“Given the heavy and sustained rainfall over the last couple of weeks there has been an increased volume of leachate needing to be treated and discharged. “These limits are set on a discharge specific basis to ensure no adverse impact on the receiving water body. “In advance of discharging, the operator is required to undertake sampling to ensure it meets the strict quality limits outlined in their SEPA issued Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit. It is collected within lined containment cells and then treated prior to discharge to the environment. “Leachate is rainwater which has come in to contact with waste within a landfill. Paul Young via SubmittedĪ spokesperson for SEPA said: “SEPA is aware of reports of a visible upwelling off the coast at Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire, on Sunday, October 32. This is a routine permitted discharge of treated landfill leachate from Straid Farm Landfill. Paul Young via Submitted The water rippling north of Lendalfoot in South Ayrshire.
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